Quotes about Greatness
Greatness after all, in spite of its name, appears to be not so much a certain size as a certain quality in human lives. It may be present in lives whose range is very small.
— Phillips Brooks
Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is due to the triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you're going to do anything great in life, there will be opposition, setbacks, delays and critics. When you have big dreams, you're going to have big challenges.
— Joel Osteen
No one who has come to true greatness has not felt in some degree that his life belongs to the people, and what God has given them he gives it for mankind.
— Phillips Brooks
Nothing great was ever accomplished without inspiration.
— Earl Nightingale
The greater thou art, the more humble thyself.
— Anonymous
There cometh one mightier than I [John the Baptist] after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
— Anonymous
Great is Truth, and mighty above all things.
— Anonymous
Great men are not always wise.
— Anonymous
The idea that you have to pursue greatness... it's up to you; it's your life.
— Charlie Trotter
The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in. He must reflect what is projected upon him.
— Frank Herbert
the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the righteous and the valor of the brave.
— Frank Herbert